Leave Without Pay for Personal Needs 35.15.1 Leave without pay will be granted for personal needs, in the following manner:
35.15.1.1 Subject to operational requirements, leave without pay for a period of up to three (3) months will be granted to an employee for personal needs.
35.15.1.2 Subject to operational requirements, leave without pay of more than three (3) months but not exceeding one (1) year will be granted to an employee for personal needs.
35.15.1.3 An employee is entitled to leave without pay for personal needs only once under each of 35.15.1.1
Probationary Employees 10.01 A new employee shall not be regarded as a permanent employee until completion of a probationary period of six (6) months consisting of a minimum of one hundred and twenty-six (126) days worked. The probationary period may be extended by mutual agreement between the Union and the Company.
10.02 In addition to the right of the Company to discharge a probationary employee for just cause the Company may discharge such employee at any time during the probationary period for failing to meet the standards set by the Company. An employee may be considered to have failed to meet such standards if the employee:
(a) has been interviewed by the Supervisor/Manager and been told that the work performance is unsatisfactory, and
(b) has been given notice in writing that within a specified and reasonable period of time work performance must show improvement, and
(c) work performance continues to be unsatisfactory after such specified time. A copy of the notice referred to in (b) above shall be given to the Union. A probationary employee who has been discharged for failing to meet the standards shall be advised in writing by the Department Supervisor or Manager, the reasons for such dismissal and the Union shall be copied.
(a) A probationary employee shall not accrue seniority until the probationary period has been completed, at which time seniority shall be back dated to the commencement of the probationary period.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 10.02, in the event a probationary employee has been displaced by a permanent employee exercising her bumping rights or in the event a probationary employee's position is declared redundant prior to such probationary employee establishing seniority pursuant to Clause 10.03
(a) the probationary employee shall be terminated. In such event the provisions of Article 17 of this Agreement shall not be applicable to the termination of the probationary employee.
10.04 Except as provided in Clause 10.03(b) the provisions of Article 17 shall be applicable to an employee during her probationary period.
10.05 Employees will not be able to bid within the same classification during their six (6) month probationary period. Should an employee be awarded a vacancy in a different classification during this probationary period, she may carry a maximum of three (3) months service credit toward the probationary period in the new classification.
10.06 The Company and the Union agree that the preparation and discussion of written progress reports during an employee's probationary period is essential.
10.07 New employees will only become eligible for benefits upon the successful completion of their probationary period and after having completed six (6) complete months of service.
Maternity Leave Without Pay (1) An employee who becomes pregnant shall, upon request, be granted maternity leave without pay for a period beginning before, on or after the termination date of pregnancy and ending not later than eighteen (18) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy.
(a) Notwithstanding 35.7(A)(1):
(i) where the employee’s new-born child is hospitalized within the period defined in 35.7(A)(1); and
(ii) where the employee has proceeded on maternity leave without pay and then, upon request and with the concurrence of the Council, returns to work for all or part of the period during which her new- born child is hospitalized; the period of maternity leave without pay defined in 35.7(A)(1) may be extended beyond the date falling eighteen (18) weeks after the date of termination of pregnancy by a period equal to that portion of the period of the child’s hospitalization during which the employee returned to work, to a maximum of eighteen (18) weeks.
(b) The extension described in 35.7(A)(1)(a) shall end not later than fifty-two (52) weeks after the termination date of pregnancy.
(2) At its discretion, the Council may require an employee to submit a medical certificate certifying pregnancy.
(3) An employee who has not commenced maternity leave without pay may elect to:
(a) use earned vacation and compensatory leave credits up to and beyond the date that her pregnancy terminates;
(b) use her sick leave credits up to and beyond the date that her pregnancy terminates, subject to the provisions set out in the Sick Leave Article. For purposes of this clause, illness or injury as defined in the Sick Leave Article shall include medical disability related to pregnancy.
(B) An employee shall inform the Council in writing of her plans for taking leave with and without pay to cover her absence from work due to the pregnancy at least four (4) weeks in advance of the initial date of continuous leave of absence during which termination of pregnancy is expected to occur.
(C) Leave granted under this clause shall be counted for the calculation of “continuous employment” or “service” as applicable for the purpose of calculating severance pay and vacation leave. Time spent on such leave shall be counted for pay increment purposes.
Probation for Newly Hired Employees (a) The Employer may reject a probationary employee for just cause. A rejection during probation shall not be considered a dismissal for the purpose of Article 11.2
Leave of Absence Without Pay (a) Full or part-time leave of absence without pay may be granted at the discretion of the Employer. Faculty members may apply for job-sharing under the provision for part-time leave of absence. Applications shall be made in writing to the administrator responsible. All applications will be dealt with promptly and will not be unreasonably denied, nor dealt with in a discriminatory manner. The reply to an application for leave will be in writing. Except in the case of leaves for short-term emergencies of thirty (30) days or less, the Employer may, at its discretion, require that the length of a leave coincide with the beginning or end of a semester or term of instruction.
(b) Where a leave is granted, the faculty member's performance evaluation shall be extended accordingly.
(c) No salary increment is payable for a period of leave of absence without pay unless the University President, upon written request from the faculty member concerned, decides the leave is spent in the activities relevant to the University curriculum. In this case, the faculty member will receive any salary adjustments for which he/she would normally be eligible. In the event that the University President judges that the activities are not relevant to the University curriculum, he/she will advise the faculty member as to the reasons for his/her decision in writing before the leave commences.
(d) No benefits shall be payable by the Employer for faculty members on leave without pay, except as provided in this Agreement. For faculty members on part- time leave without pay, benefit premiums shall be payable by the Employer on a pro rata basis. If a faculty member proceeding on leave without pay makes a prior payment to the Employer of both the faculty member's share and the Employer's share (pro- rated, if applicable) of any or all of the following benefits, the Employer shall remit these payments to ensure continuous coverage: Life Insurance, Medical Services Plan of BC, Extended Health, Dental, Short and Long Term Disability and AD&D.
(e) For leaves of longer than four (4) months, the faculty member, no later than four
Active Employees Active Employees who have not terminated service during the Plan Year and who meet the following requirements (select all that apply; leave blank if no exclusions):
a. [ ] The Employee must be at least age (e.g., 55)
b. [ ] The value of the sick and/or vacation leave must be at least $ (e.g., $2,000)
c. [ ] A contribution will only be made if the total hours is over (e.g., 10) hours
d. [ ] A contribution will not be made for hours in excess of (e.g., 40) hours
Leave Without Pay An employee shall not be entitled to payment for a public holiday falling during a period of leave without pay (including sick leave and military leave without pay) unless the employee has worked during the fortnight ending on the day on which the holiday is observed.
Probationary Employee The term "probationary employee" as used in this Agreement refers to a full-time bargaining unit employee who has received a probationary appointment and is serving a period of probation.
Sick Leave Without Pay Sick leave without pay shall be granted to an employee who does not qualify for sick leave with pay or who is unable to return to work at the termination of the period for which sick leave with pay is granted by mutual agreement of the parties hereto.
Leave Without Pay for Relocation of Spouse At the request of an employee, leave without pay for a period of up to one (1) year shall be granted to an employee whose spouse is permanently relocated and up to five (5) years to an employee whose spouse is temporarily relocated.
